diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 54436a3a3348..94a05a681f84 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ srcip_matches(struct sockaddr *srcaddr, struct sockaddr *rhs)
 static bool
 match_port(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct sockaddr *addr)
 {
-	unsigned short int port, *sport;
+	__be16 port, *sport;
 
 	switch (addr->sa_family) {
 	case AF_INET:
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ static int
 generic_ip_connect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	unsigned short int sport;
+	__be16 sport;
 	int slen, sfamily;
 	struct socket *socket = server->ssocket;
 	struct sockaddr *saddr;
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ generic_ip_connect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 static int
 ip_connect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
-	unsigned short int *sport;
+	__be16 *sport;
 	struct sockaddr_in6 *addr6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&server->dstaddr;
 	struct sockaddr_in *addr = (struct sockaddr_in *)&server->dstaddr;